Name _______________________________________
Act 2, Scene 3
Romeo and Juliet
LINES 1-31
What is Friar Lawrence doing when Romeo arrives? ____________________
According to the friar, what two things can be found within a flower?
______________ and _______________
Likewise, in humans one can find both virtues and ____________________.
The Earth is a place that things are born out of and die back into. In other words,
it is both a womb and a
___________________________.
True or False? Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy focuses on opposites. _________
How does this idea of opposites relate to the rest of the play? Where else in the
play do we notice opposites?
LINES 45-51
Romeo shows up to see the friar very early in the morning. Read line 45. Where
does the friar think Romeo has been the night before?
_______________________________________
Romeo says no, but then uses a riddle to tell the friar where he has been. Can you
figure it out? What does Romeo mean in line 51 when he says, “I’ve been feasting
with mine enemy”?
Read lines 51-54. How has Romeo been “wounded” by Juliet and her by him? Hint:
they have both been hit with what?
Romeo finally tells Friar Lawrence that he and Juliet are in love and want the friar
to marry them. Read line 67-70. What is the friar’s reaction? Why is he so
surprised?
In the end, the friar agrees to marry them because he believes it may end the
feud between the Capulets and Montagues. In the last line of the scene, however,
he warns Romeo about moving too quickly. Write down the final line of the scene.
Do you think Romeo will take Friar Lawrence’s advice and slow down a bit with
Juliet? Give a reason for your answer. Think about Romeo’s personality.